Global Patent Index - EP 3444955 A1

EP 3444955 A1 20190220 - COMMUNICATION OF MULTIPLE DATA STREAMS OVER GROUND POWER LINES

Title (en)

COMMUNICATION OF MULTIPLE DATA STREAMS OVER GROUND POWER LINES

Title (de)

KOMMUNIKATION VON MEHREREN DATENSTRÖMEN ÜBER ERDSTROMKABEL

Title (fr)

COMMUNICATION DE PLUSIEURS FLUX DE DONNÉES SUR DES LIGNES ÉLECTRIQUES TERRESTRES

Publication

EP 3444955 A1 20190220 (EN)

Application

EP 18177167 A 20180612

Priority

US 201715676111 A 20170814

Abstract (en)

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for communicating between an aircraft and a terminal when the aircraft is on the ground. The connection between the aircraft and the terminal is made over a ground power line while the aircraft is being supplied with power. The ground power line comprises one or more wires, which are typically unshielded and cause radio interference. At the transmitting end, multiple copies of the same signal offset in phase relative to one another over the ground power line. Each data stream is coupled to a respective wire in the ground power line. At the receiving end, the multiple copies of the signal are extracted from the respective wires of the ground power line and combined to generate a combined signal with improved signal-to-noise ratio. Radio interference is suppressed by transmitting the data streams in a phase offset manner so that the unwanted emissions cancel.

IPC 8 full level

H04B 3/54 (2006.01); H04B 3/56 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

H04B 3/26 (2013.01 - CN); H04B 3/542 (2013.01 - EP US); H04B 3/56 (2013.01 - EP US); H04B 5/24 (2024.01 - CN); H04B 5/28 (2024.01 - CN); H04B 7/0413 (2013.01 - CN); H04B 7/18506 (2013.01 - CN); H04B 15/02 (2013.01 - US); H04L 27/0002 (2013.01 - US); H04B 2203/5416 (2013.01 - EP US); H04B 2203/5425 (2013.01 - EP US); H04B 2203/5445 (2013.01 - EP US); H04B 2203/5487 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 67/12 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 10153807 B1 20181211; CN 109391318 A 20190226; CN 109391318 B 20220419; EP 3444955 A1 20190220; EP 3444955 B1 20200603; JP 2019057909 A 20190411; JP 7232584 B2 20230303

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 201715676111 A 20170814; CN 201810742513 A 20180709; EP 18177167 A 20180612; JP 2018140006 A 20180726